A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

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Curt Epstein

Geneva Airport (LSGG) hangarkeeper Geneva Airpark saw its daily occupancy rise last year by 11%, as it welcomed nearly 170 different aircraft in 2024.
As the only private aircraft shelter on the field, the company’s heated, 10,000-sq-m (107,639-sq-ft) hangar can accommodate two Boeing 747s simultaneously. It is home to 22 aircraft, ranging from a Pilatus PC-12 turboprop single to an ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 7500.
Previously, the winter months (November to March) accounted for 75% of the activity at the facility, but that tally lowered to less than 60% in 2024, showing a more even distribution throughout the rest of the year.
The company, which has operated at LSGG since 2009, noted that it housed an average of 13 aircraft per day last year, up slightly from 2023. Hangar floor occupancy rose by 7% as well, filling 80% of the available hangar floor on average.
Sophie Mabire, the facility’s general manager, credited the rise to the introduction of individually tailored solutions to match the needs of each customer. These include ad hoc hangar requests, stays of just a few hours, or specific daily, weekly, or monthly periods.
“We rely on our highly expert and professional team to manage operations, forecast hangar occupancy, and provide agility,” Mabire told AIN. “This is a real strength in a business where people are essential and the primary resource used.”
The complex saw 3,500 business aircraft movements last year, an increase of more than 16% year over year, with an equal amount of towing movements for other operational movements such as hangar restacking or maintenance-related movements. It also performed more than 30,000 services in-house, ranging from aircraft cleaning to laundry.
Offering Part 145 line maintenance, the facility is located next to the airport's&nbsp;dedicated business aviation Terminal C3.

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